Day 96 to Truck Stop Camp, Turkmenistan, 140km, 8,214 to date, dead flat.

Another dead flat day crossing the Karakul Desert, very hot (bike thermometer showing 45C, but I believe the “in the shade” temp is about 37C).  Two flats today, both from small very pretty thorn bushes, first flat was before I left camp - I suspect I rolled over the thorn bush without realizing what it was, the second flat was after lunch - I had stopped the bike just off the road, again I guess I rolled over a small thorn bush.  I am now very careful about these bushes.